Worthing come into this one off the back of a draw in midweek at home to promotion rivals Torquay United in an enthralling encounter at the Sussex Transport Community Stadium.

After an engaging first fifteen minutes, Worthing took the lead through Joe Partington’s header from Jack Spong’s whipped corner to the front post. The visitors then grew into the contest and were back level through Jordan Young’s free-kick which was almost an exact re-creation of the one he struck five weeks prior at Woodside Road in the Isuzu FA Trophy.

The Rebels regained the lead before half time through Liam Nash who scored his second in as many matches in a Worthing shirt. Into a cagey second half, the turning point came on 74 minutes when Sam Beard was shown a red card for a foul. But, five minutes later, Torquay were reduced to 10 men when Sam Dreyer was given his marching orders for bringing down Temi Babalola.

However, the Gulls dug deep and after dominating a 15-minute period, they got themselves an all-important equaliser from the penalty spot as the match headed into injury time.

The Rebels remained 2nd in the league table despite dropping points. Current league leaders Dorking Wanderers scored an injury-time winner on Tuesday night which extended the gap to three points, but Chris Agutter’s side do have three games in hand over the Wanderers.

Team News

Although Sam Beard was shown a red card on Tuesday night, his three-match suspension won’t kick in until next week’s match at home against Salisbury.

Nicky Wheeler remains a doubt after coming off with a knock on Tuesday night against Torquay.

View from the Camp – Chris Agutter

“I thought we were good value for at least a point on Tuesday night and watching it back, we were creating chances up until the sending-off but then the dynamic of the game shifted a little bit. We went into survival mode but never got back out of survival mode after their sending-off.

“It was a really good game at Woodside against Slough – it could have been 7-7! I think Scott (Davies) is a bit of a football purist as well so it wouldn’t surprise me if they come into it with the same approach again. We know it’s going to be a difficult game.”

“We know it is going to be a difficult game” – Agutter

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The Opposition

Slough’s win at home against Maidstone United last Saturday put an end to an 11-game run without a win. They were beaten away at St Albans City on Tuesday night which means they have won just once in their last 13 league outings.

They have dropped to 16th in the league table but remain well clear of any relegation trouble, with Scott Davies’ side 10 points clear of the drop zone.

Last Six
11/02 – St Albans City (A) – Lost 1-0
08/02 – Maidstone United (H) – Won 1-0
01/02 – Dorking Wanderers (A) – Lost 3-1
28/01 – Weston-super-Mare (H) – Lost 1-3
25/01 – Tonbridge Angels (A) – Lost 3-1
21/01 – Torquay United (H) – Drew 2-2

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Travel & Parking

By Road: Leave the M4 at Junction 6 and then head towards Slough on the A355, go straight through the roundabout until you reach a main set of lights. (A4) then turn right and head East towards Slough Town Centre on the A4 for approx. two miles. At the main set of lights turn left onto B416 signposted for Slough Cemetery & crematorium then follow this road you will go through several sets of lights and Arbour Park will be on your right.

There are a limited number of spaces available at Arbour Park itself, on matchdays, which are free. Parking is also available at the nearby Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy, off Stoke Road (SL2 5AY). For some larger games then free parking is also made available to visiting supporters at St Joseph’s School (SL2 5HW), the entrance to which is off Shaggy Calf Lane.

On first team match days, all spaces at Arbour Park are reserved for players, officials, guests, or Blue Badge holders. Supporters can access the car park at Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy (next to Arbour Park) on matchdays. There is a limited number of unreserved spaces here for all supporters, available on a first come, first served basis. Please follow the directions of our stewards.

By Rail: Slough Railway Station is located around 3/4’s of a mile away from Arbour Park. The station is served by trains from London Paddington. To walk to Arbour Park from the station should take around 15 minutes. Turn right out of the main station entrance and walk up to the main road, passing Slough Bus Station on your left, (where you can if you wish, catch a Redline Number WP1 bus from Bay 13 with the destination of Wexham Park Hospital to Stoke Road at Calf Lane for the ground). At the top of the road then turn right along the main Stoke Road (signposted Gerrards Cross B416). Keep on straight along Stoke Road and you will eventually reach Arbour Park on your right.

How to Follow

If you can’t be at the game, you can follow the game via live updates from the club’s official Twitter account. You can also listen to live commentary via the club’s official commentary service.